Moscow - A landslide victory over Croatia led France to their second world championship title. These results put France equal to the achievements of Uruguay and Argentina.
In the final at Luzniki on Sunday (15/07/2018), Les Bleus emerged as World Cup champion 2018 after beating Croatia 4-2. French excellence opened after striker opponent Mario Mandzukic breaking into his own net in the 18th minute.
Just 10 minutes later, Croatia replied through a beautiful goal Ivan Perisic. After making a goal, Perisic actually rewarded the French penalty kick for hand ball. Antoine Griezmann forward as executor and successfully breaking goalkeeper Danijel Subasic in the wrong direction. Score 2-1 for French advantage lasted until the break.
After the break, France is increasingly unstoppable. Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappe put France ahead of Croatia 4-1, to 65 minutes. Four minutes later, Mandzukic maximized Hugo Lloris's blunder to minimize France's lag. Although not enough to avoid his team from defeat.
This success ended the French 20-year wait for the World Cup trophy after first winning it in 1998. Thus, France became the sixth team to win this title more than once.
These two trophies align France with the number of Uruguayan trophies (1930, 1950) and Argentina (1978, 1986). Only Brazil (5), Germany (4), and Italy (4) are winning more world titles.
French team coach Deschamps admitted France's performance in the final was imperfect. But he judged Antoine Griezmann and his team. have a mentally strong enough to overcome mistakes on the field.
"My biggest source of pride from this team is they have the right state of mind for a tournament like this, I repeat all the time: do not give up, never give up," said Deschamps as quoted by FIFA's official website.
"Today there are imperfections and we are not doing everything right, but we have the psychological power and psychological qualities that are decisive in this World Cup."
It became the second World Cup title for France. They ended their waiting for 20 years.
"The question is always: is France a beautiful champion? Well, we are world champions and France will be on top of the world for the next four years that is what to keep in mind," Deschamps said.
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